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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the French commander tell Sharpe?
(a) He will hang all of Sharpe's men as thieves.
(b) He will let them go if Sharpe gives him the strongbox.
(c) He will burn the farmhouse down.
(d) He has ten minutes to surrender.

2. Who is the young British woman at the village?
(a) A visiting noblewoman.
(b) George Parker's niece.
(c) The wife of the village mayor.
(d) Harper's sister.

3. What does Sharpe tell Williams to do if he does not want to obey Sharpe?
(a) Resign as sergeant.
(b) Quit the army.
(c) Dig himself a grave.
(d) Duel with him.

4. Who wakes Sharpe in the night in Chapter 6?
(a) Harper.
(b) Vivar.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A monk.

5. Why does Sharpe talk to the French?
(a) To arrange safe passage for the Parkers.
(b) To offer himself for his men's lives.
(c) To let them know Vivar is not with them.
(d) To assess their numbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams tell Sharpe is the background of many of the riflemen?

2. What does Major Dunnet tell Captain Murray about the lieutenant?

3. In the prologue, where have Vivar and his men taken refuge?

4. What do the British and Spanish troops discover when they enter a village?

5. What does Parker ask Sharpe to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sharpe meet when a monk wakes him and asks Sharpe to come with him and what does this person say to Sharpe?

2. What does Sharpe ask from the Parkers when they stop in a small town for the night and what does Sharpe end up doing for his men?

3. What does Dunnet order the riflemen to do when the French are charging them and what is Sharpe's response?

4. What does Vivar asks Sharpe and what does Sharpe decide to do after speaking with Vivar?

5. What does Sharp worry about with Louisa, what does she tell him and what is her response when he tells her about the strongbox?

6. Why do Sharpe's men begin to call out enthusiastically when the Parkers come in front of the assembly and what does Mrs. Parker explain to Sharpe?

7. What is the fortress to which Vivar has brought Sharpe and the Spanish troops and what does Vivar say about Spain and the French?

8. What does Sharpe have his riflemen do when the French ambush them?

9. What does Murray tell Sharpe before Murray dies?

10. What does Williams tell Harper about Sharpe and what does Sharpe tell Williams to do? What is Williams suggestion to Sharpe?

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